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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1937

Page

10

Martzolff Barker Fruit Storage Building Nears Completion

Logan news reports the Martzolff Barker fruit storage building on W Hunter St is nearly ready for occupancy by September 10 with plans to store and market fruit from the nearby Perry County orchard. The building features a main floor for grading packing and sales and a basement for storage.

LOGAN W. Hunter St Candus Martzolff Athens James Barker Martzolff Maxville Perry County C. L. Martzolff Ohio University

Funeral for Miss Estella Whitcraft in Gibisonville

Funeral services were held Sunday at the Methodist Episcopal Church Gibisonville for Estella Whitcraft 62 who died at White Cross Hospital Columbus from a cerebral hemorrhage. She was sister of Mrs Josef Brashares of Enterprise Mrs Nada Bungard of Piqua and Thomas Whitcraft of Columbus. A nephew George and niece Pauline Whitcraft of Columbus survive. Elder Miles R Coon of Columbus assisted by Elder Schultz. Burial followed in Gibisonville Cemetery.

Schultz Gibisonville Cemetery

Two Autos Collide Near Coal Gate

Two cars wrecked at a curve near Coal Gate early Sunday morning. Charles Shuttleworth of Columbus was the driver of one car. The second car's driver and its other occupant were not identified. Deputy Sheriff Nellis Smith responded. the second car’s occupants were taken for medical attention. Shuttleworth was uninjured. Both vehicles were heavily damaged.

Logan Coal Gate Charles Shuttleworth Columbus Nellis Smith Shuttleworth

Sale of Real Estate in Athens County Ohio

In the Ohio Athens County Common Pleas Court case G D Gorham vs Harvey Douglas et al an order of sale authorizes a public auction at the east door of the Athens County Courthouse on Monday August 80 1837 at 1 30 PM. The property covers lots 2201 and 2202 in McKinstry and Parkers Highland Park Addition on Grosvenor Street Athens. No appraisal, price 68 62 and costs. cash at sale. Sheriff Charles W Bayless and Deputy Esther H K Gross oversee. Foster B Cornwell attorney. 7 26 56tw.

State of Ohio Athens County Common Pleas G. D. Gorham Ohio Harvey Douglas Athens McKinstry and Parker Highland Park Grosvenor Street Charles W. Bayless Esther HK. Gross Foster B. Cornwell

Timber Sale Plans for Large Hocking County Tract

J L Foraker of Washington Township has cut and sold about 750000 feet of timber from a major privately held tract in Hocking County. Large portions went to oil firms for derrick material and to the Federal Government for the New Straitsville mine fire project. About 250000 feet remain to be saved for market as he bids on new contracts that could consume much of the remainder.

Logan J. L. Foraker Washington Township Hocking County

Rockbridge Road Work Progress Under Contractor Candall

Dirt moving on the relocation of Route 31 near Rockbridge continues under general contract by Harvey Candall of Bucyrus. The project will connect two recent improvements along the southward relocated route as progress proceeds.

Logan Rockbridge Harvey Candall Bucyrus

Logan Youth to Undergo Eye Operation

Logan 12 year old Robert Goss of Logan was taken to Columbus today by Ewald Schmitter for a surgical eye operation by a specialist. He suffers muscular eye trouble and needs correction. Local clubs and the health department cooperated to arrange the aid and transport.

Logan Robert Andrew Goss Columbus Ewald Schmitter

Car Crash Victim Walks First Steps After Injury

Miss Mayme Kalklosch of Calico Ridge walked on Main St for the first time in three months after being seriously injured when her car overturned on Old Man's Cave Road. She suffered multiple pelvic fractures and has been in Cherrington Hospital, accompanied by nurses.

Logan Mayme Kalklosch Harley Kalklosch Calico Ridge Main St Old Man's Cave Cherrington Hospital

Mrs Deems Cites Neglect in Petition for Divorce

Logan Lucille Deems files for divorce from Zedock Deems alleging neglect and cruelty since abandonment in July 1931 after their Cleveland wedding on October 9 1929. They have one child and she seeks custody for the child to Edward and Mrs Stephenson.

Logan Lucille Deems Zedock Deems Cleveland Edward Stephenson

Meningitis Fatal Claims Haydenville Child

Logan reports two year old Larry Freeman, son of Mr and Mrs Don Freeman of Haydenville, died Saturday afternoon from meningitis after several days of illness.

Logan Larry Don Freeman Haydenville

Logan High adds new teacher as enrollment grows

Logan city board of education hires Miss Alice Genevieve Poston as a faculty member for Logan High School pending need. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Emerson Poston near Logan. In Logan, Mr and Mrs Thomas Woods of Little Rock Arkansas visit relatives and their son Joe. they left Logan 35 years ago after Mr Woods worked at Logan Foundry.

Logan Logan High School Logan City Logan Logan Thomas Woods Little Rock Ark Mr. Woods Joe

Vehicle Crash Damages Cars At City Intersection

A collision involving a Logan A car driven by P. E. Leach and a truck driven by Ray Saulters occurred at the Zanesville Avenue Hunter Street intersection Saturday evening. No injuries reported. both vehicles sustained damage.

Logan P. E. Leach E. Hunter St Ray Saulters Gore Zanesville Ave Hunter St

Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate in Frost Village Ohio

The State of Ohio Athens County Common Pleas Court case 10706 Home Owners' Loan Corp. sues Dorothy L. Stone et al. Sheriff Charles W Rayless will sell August 30 1957 at 1 50 PM in Frost Village Rome Township Athens County Ohio. Property includes lots 3 4 and 9 on Frost village plat appraised at 700 with minimum two thirds. Cash on day of sale.

Sherifpe Ohin Athens County Common Vieas Court Home Owners’ Loan Corporation Dorothy L. Stone Court House Athens Ohio Frosttown Frost Rome ‘Township Charles W. Rayless Esther RB. Gross Harry Slttler Allerbey

Logan High School enrollment to reach 450 next year

Logan Senior High School enrollment is predicted to reach 450 for the coming year, up from 404 last year. Principal Fred B. Burchfield urged new students and absentees not yet registered to contact him before the September 7 opening.

Logan Logan Senior High Fred B. Burchfield

County Chooses Depositories For Coming Year

Logan Hocking County commissioners and officers picked depositories for county funds. Salt Creek Valley Bank Laurelville will custody inactive funds at 1 percent interest. Farmers and Merchants Bank Logan will hold active funds with no interest. These banks served the county last year.

LOGAN

Woman Gathers 92 Four-Leaf Clovers on Home Lawn

Edith Ellison of E Main Street set a new local record by collecting 92 four-leaf clovers in a Sunday hunt on her yard. She also found 26 five-leaf clovers and one with six leaves.

Logan Edith Ellison E. Main St

Silk Strike Ends After Accord Reached

Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins announced a settlement ending a two week silk strike called by the Committee for Industrial Organization in three states. The agreement halted the stoppage and outlined terms to resume production and negotiations.

Washington U.P Frances Perkins Committee For Industrial Organization

Veteran carries fifty shrapnel pieces in body

An X-ray in Kecskemet Hungary shows war veteran Ladislaus Cseh with fifty shrapnel fragments in his body weighing about a half pound.

Kecskemet Hungary Ladislaus Cseh

Trailer Wife Sues Pueblo Man for Separate Maintenance

Mrs. Addie Drew sues Theron Drew in Pueblo California alleging coercion that forced the family to live in a trailer. She claims improper conduct and seeks separation from the husband and provider duties.

Sues Pueblo Cal Addie Drew Theron Drew

Logan Brief Social Notes

Miss Ida Steinman and Miss Clara Steinman left Sunday for a vacation to Wisconsin to visit relatives. They were taken as far as Columbus by Miss Dorothy Smith and Mrs Clarence Kalklosch. Mr. and Mrs. D C Walker and Mr. and Mrs. W H Woodgeard visit here for two weeks. Entertain at dinner Mr and Mrs Anthony Toerner hosted a party at their Mulberry Street home with Mrs Byron Moorehead and son Dick of Olean New York Mrs Marion Abell Indiana Pa Mr and Mrs Frank W Harden and Mr and Mrs Clinton Webb and son Ned of this city.

Ida Steinman Clara Steinman Wisconsin Columbus Dorothy Smith Clarence Kalklosch D. C. Walker W. H. Woodgeard Anthony Toerner S. Mulberry St Byron Moorehead Olean N. Y Marion Abell Indiana, Pa Frank W. Harden Clinton Webb Ned City

Browns Bring Granddaughters Home After Week Visit

Mr and Mrs Alva Brown of Columbus visited Logan to collect their daughters Mary Ann and Martha who had stayed with their grandparents Mr and Mrs A M Brown. Their two sons David and John remain for a week with the grandparents.

Logan Alva Brown Columbus Mary Ann Martha A. M. Brown David John

Wet Grounds Postpone Chillicothe Logan Baseball Game

Heavy rain left the field unfit for play delaying the Chillicothe and Logan Junior teams. The teams will meet on Labor Day with H. E. Outright arranging the later date by telephone. A Thursday follow up game will be held to keep players sharp for the inter city tilt.

Logan Chillicothe H. E. Outright

Toole Allen Family Return From Two-Week Western Trip

Mr and Mrs Fran cis Toole and Mr and Mrs Del mar Allen with their son Bob returned Friday from a two weeks trip to Oklahoma and Texas. They stayed in Graham Texas with Mr and Mrs Oria Allen and family.

Logan Francis Toole Delmar Allen Bob Oklahoma Texas Graham Oria Allen

Condition Improves for Mrs Violet Wagner at Home

Mrs Violet Wagner returns home Thursday after two weeks in a Columbus hospital for treatment. Her condition has improved though she will go back to the hospital for further treatment after a short stay at home.

Logan Violet Wagner Columbus

Straitsville Residents Head to Canada on Gulf Cruise

NEW STRAITSVILLE Aug 22 Mr and Mrs A E Faine and Mrs Elizabeth Essex will sail Monday on the S S North Star from Montreal for a two weeks Gulf of St Lawrence cruise. Health concerns prompted the trip while others around Straitsville visit relatives and attend events with numerous local travelers and gatherings.

New Straitsville A. E. Faine Elizabeth Essex Montreal Canada S. S. North Star Gulf of St. Lawrence Faine Fulton Brandt Lancaster John S. Wilson Robert Keeler Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Ruthe Orndorf Bexley Columbus Frank Orndorf Logan M. E. Church John Polland Sandusky Lew Newman William Blue William Davis William Brown Mildred Billikum Westerville Shawnee Pocahontas Lodge Faith Thompson Walter Grandy Legion J. C. Jones Lois Jack Jones Cleveland Michigan Bob Ward William Jones Smoky Mountains William Shuttleworth Rebekah Lodge Thelma Jones Richard Robert Sines Ironton George Coughtrie William Bird Hemlock Harry Witschy Joe Shuttleworth Earl Worthington Buchtel Charles Burgess Dayton Fred Blankenship Florence Huston Paul Harble Old Man's Cave Wesley Campbell Newark Shawnee Tower Wayne National Forest Dishong Harvey Dishong Vernice Theda and Burton Lot Dishong Sam Dishong Guy Dishong Helen William Dishong Charles Howard Spencer Adams John Dishong Charles Newman Charles Nelsonville Kenneth McCargish Frank Vanatta Union Furnace Thelma Hamilton Joyce Begum Mike McCaffrey Newport Mose Dishong Robert Dishong John Crawford Grace Tillie Howard Harold Kathleen Virginia Vernon Sue McQuade Albert Call Jacob W. Holcomb Chester Lester Jacob Hoodlet Florence Hoodlet

Logan-Towsend Club Meeting at South Bloomingville

The Logan-Towsend Club plans a meeting at South Bloomingville at 8 oclock Monday August 30. Several speakers will present and the South Perry Ramblers will provide music.

Logan — Towsend Club South Bloomingville South Perry Ramblers

Farrar to Head Sugar Grove High School

Orville Farrar of Logan Senior High will become principal of Sugar Grove High School and start duties September 7. Harley Ellinger joins Logan Board of Education as science teacher, previously at Orville, with past posts in Marion and Ashtabula counties. Ellinger is a Logan High and Capital University alumnus nearing a Master’s at Ohio State University.

LOGAN Orville Farrar Sugar Grove Harley Ellinger Logan Board of Education Ellinger A. M. Ellinger Orwell Ashtabula Marion County Logan High School Capital University Ohio State University Farrar Logan High

Marion Farmer Buried Sunday in Marion Township

Peter B. Stemen 82 a Marion Township farmer died Friday of peritonitis after a prior fall injury. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at Leonard Funeral Chapel by Rev. C B Clendenen of the Church of the Nazarene and burial followed at Mt Tabor Cemetery. He is survived by a widow Harriet and two children Murell and Vernie.

Logan Leonard Funeral Chapel Peter B. Stemen Marion Township C. B. Clendenen Church of the Nazarene Mt. Tabor Stemen Murell Vernie Harriet Stemen

Red Sox Outfielder Steals Seven Bases Off Indian Catcher

Boston outfielder Ben Chapman has swiped seven bases against Cleveland catcher Frankie Pytlak this season, highlighting a strong base running edge for the Red Sox over the Indians.

Pytlak Cleveland Ben Chapman Boston Red Sox Frankie Pytlak Cleveland Indians

Also Mentioned on This Page

Martzolff-Barker Fruit Storage Mrs. Whitcraft Gibisonville Shekipvei Mallory Panamas Zenner Logan Youth Elsa Rahr Atlantic City Commissioners Pick County Straitsville Finlay Petrie Opal Wyo Finlay New York Mr. Farrar Marion Farmer KK Dream TheCrryv Fred Sanders Met N. Court St Vo Hint No.s Athens Ice and Storage Co Herb J. Parker
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